Ceremony of the Rain Retreat

by: George Chigas

Publication date: 1987
Topics: vassa ceremony, rain retreat ceremony, cambodia, therevada buddhism, monks, southeast asian digital archives, seada, umass lowell, uml
Item Size: 98.4M

The Vassa (rain retreat) is a three month annual retreat practiced by Theravada Buddhists. These photographs depict a Vassa ceremony held in the Greater Lowell area in 1987. These photographs comprise the chapter on this ceremony in George Chigas's paper on Cambodian Traditional Crafts and Religious Ceremonies, which can be accessed here. Please note that there is no accompanying text to these photographs.

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Year: 1987